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-Intel® Core™ i7-3820 Processor (10M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz)
-Intel BLKDX79TO X79 Mother Board, USB3 SATA3
-8GB Memory, 2TB SATA3 Hard Drive
-ATI 6670 1GB Graphic
-Dual layer DVD RW, ATX Tower Case, 470W power
-2 Years RTB Warranty
Win7 loaded (licence and disc)
+99 Home prem 64 bit
+135 Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
i7 3820 is faster than i7 2700k and motherboard itself comes with 8 memory slots, it supports max 64GB Memory.
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Yes it may be better, but I believe his point was that 99% of users don't need better. And as I said below… those that generally do need better (or want better) are enthusiasts that would rather build it themselves so they can get exactly what they want.
I also don't see the point in a 6670 GPU. You might as well leave it as onboard for CPU intensive users… or go all out and get a decent gaming card.
No onboard Graphic on any X79
Fair point, didn't occur to me. In that case then, I can where a 2600k will save you money in another area: no need for a GPU…
Intel 3820 CPU is same price as 2600K. Clocked a little bit higher.
Motherboard is about $60 more over a mid-range Z68 type board. And 2011 has more PCI-E lanes, mem bandwidth, etc.
And the 2500K is more than enough for the vast majority of people (including gamers). The motherboard is about $80 more than something like the Asrock Ext 3 Gen 3 which, again, is more than enough for the vast majority of people (including gamers). As for PCIe lanes, memory bandwidth, etc., these have little impact in 99% of cases.
Agreed. Its unlikely the bottleneck is going top be the pci lanes.
CPU: $309
MOBO: ~$220
RAM: ~$40
HDD: ~$160
GPU: $67
DVD: $20
Case/PSU: ~$70
No OS: $0
~$886 to build it yourself. So probably not a bad deal considering warranty, building etc. That said I couldn't see the point of a socket 2011 system and such an average GPU. Also the vast majority of users would deal fine with an i3 and at the most a 2600k.
Socket 2011 really is for the enthusiast, and your general enthusiast would rather build their own PC.
yeah the GPU blows
better off with a middling GPU in the $150+ class like a 7750/70 and not a budget $60 gpu
I've been looking at socket 2011 just because I need lots of ram for music software and it has up to 8 dimm slots.
Okay, but (and ignoring your not the typical user) I refuse to believe you need more than 32gb of memory for music software…
I hope he does, i would love to hear what he produced!
Yeah I wouldn't need beyond 32GB, I would probably start with 16GB and get more if needed. Basically I don't upgrade often so I just want the flexibility of adding more ram without having to buy a new motherboard/cpu in a year or so.
Also, virtual instruments (mainly sample libraries) are getting enormous these days! I find I can easily use up a few GB of ram just working with a moderate number of instruments.
Or go dual xeon like I did $300 got me (2nd hand) CPUx2 (combined power comparable to i7 2600k) + 16gb mem (8 slots) + Intel mobo, main problem is to upgrade to 32gb will cost me $600+ :P
Whilst that worked for you, you can hardly compare your purchase second hand with a new system.
How come it would be so expensive to upgrade to 32gb of ram (seeing as you have 8 dimm slots)?
Does your mobo only support DDR2 memory?
You over-estimate the price of the case: http://umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=139…
This is the main reason I find myself unable to pos this deal. Generic case & generic PSU makes the PC far more likely to fail.
Is it possible to get a dual Xeon with 16 slots of ram?
Why would you ever need 16 slots of ram? Stop using 1GB modules to be cheap and just buy 8GB modules…
Disclaimer: I'm assuming your asking for personal use, not for large VM server.
For some of us, a large VM server is personal use.
A fast GPU I don't need, but ram… lots of ram.
I desire 16 x 8gb RAM. For private use ;)
You can never have enough RAM… :)
I agree, it's getting super cheap these days.
Rep, I have my own copy of Windows 7 (from student offer). Will budget PC help me to install my own Windows 7 copy for free? Thanks.
i think the installation process cant get any more dumbed down
No problem (if the copy is genuine)
I would love to have that processor and motherboard for ripping video files.
Pretty good price for a pre-built system. Costs about $60 less to build it yourself from MSY, but the advantage there is you can customise the parts. Ie, non-Intel motherboard, better case & especially better PSU, either onboard graphics or something more appropriate for gaming.
Ultimately though I wouldn't recommend a socket 2011 system for anyone - not much advantage over a socket 1155 one yet at least $200 more.